Time for talk is over – a decade of action for the global goals starts now

1 Oct 2019 - The time to act is now. This message and plea to world leaders sounded loud and clear during an intense UN high-level week that brought together the international community to address critical challenges of our time. Our joint quest to reach the global goals by 2030 along with climate action, universal health coverage, financing sustainable development and addressing the dire challenges of small island nations were the burning issues addressed.